I think it would be awesome.
It would be.
...an Ahsoka Thano curved lightsaber would be excellent!
I'd buy one of these.
Would it be the difficult for Ultra to produce an MHS choke that would be bent, allowing for custom curved sabers? I would like to see more curved reapers and it appears to bea choke that bends the saber in the pictures.
I have seen images of a "curved" Crimson Reaper. Not sure if it was a customization or a proto, but it had the same elbow as the Crimson Mantis, and resulted in an even more angular looking saber than the Mantis. If you ask Emory, he might sell you the parts for a DIY build.
I think they should release a curved saber that has a natural curve to it, not a 45 degree choke with two straight pieces attached to it, cause the Mantis is probably the least appealing saber to me that's out there since it doesn't look proportionate to my eyes.
I've only seen 3 companies that sell a curved hilt combat saber.
The first does it right and actually bends the body, and you pay a hefty price for components and fabrication.
The second, has a nice looking design, but the only way it was achieved was to cast two halves and then fasten them together. Not what I would call ideal for dueling with.
The third is UltraSabers, and we already know what they did.
The issue with the curve is that the boards and batteries need a straight segment of body in order to be pulled out for access and needs to be easily repeated for mass production. US does a phenomenal job mass producing custom sabers, and an even better job getting them out to us in a timely fashion. I'm sure they could produce a hilt similar to guy #1, and it would probably come with a similar price tag. Now if, like me, you don't mind paying for quality, you could expect to pay US anywhere from $450-550 for something that isn't much more than a Mantis with sound. If they had the following to justify the production, I'm certain they would mass produce something like a curved SI. And I'm talking like a 30° x 6" radius curve. Something along the lines of Ventress' hilts.